If you thought Silly String was only for blasting your pals at a party, think again.

According to newly updated figures on worldwide IT spending from IDC, end users spent $1.16 trillion on information technology in 2006 and will increase spending at a compound annual growth rate of 6.3% to reach $1.48 trillion in 2010.

Organisers of a tobacco industry conference in Hong Kong are fuming after discovering it will be a no-smoking event thanks to the city’s new smoking ban, a report has said.

A real-life Da Vinci mystery, complete with tantalizing clues and sharp art sleuths, may soon be solved, as researchers resume the search for a lost Leonardo masterpiece believed to be hidden within a wall in a Florence palace.

European men are rushing to Bulgaria to buy Boza beer, which is said to boost women’s breasts, after Bulgaria’s accession to the EU abolished prohibitive customs duties on the drink.

In the glory days of television, when mass media reigned, media planners could buy time on CBS, NBC and ABC and waltz out for a three-martini lunch. Easy as that. But times have changed.

Scientists said on Sunday they have pinpointed a new gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease, the incurable brain disorder that is the top cause of dementia in the elderly.

As 2007 swings into gear, there’s no better time to give your body a healthy, fresh start than now! Plus if you’re thinking about lowering your weight – and your RealAge "eating clean" is a great first step.

The following is a series of FBI photos of the letters filled with Anthrax sent to Patrick Leahy, Senator Tom Daschle, Tom Brokaw, and the editor of the New York Times in 2001.

Inventor Troy Hurtubise has developed a feature-filled suit of armour out of high-impact plastic, ceramic bullet protection and ballistic foam. (w/pic)

Sharp-lined suits echoed the space theme, also using metallic colours, while razor-thin ties in black, gold and gun metal over white shirts poked out under both the jumpsuits and the slicker suits. There was metallic knitwear — in both chunky, country-style shapes and slim-fitting.

Increased levels of broadband access, powerful and speedy PCs equipped with DVD readers and writers, portable video devices and next generation file-sharing services are making downloading of video content faster and easier than ever.